The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1887-08-18
IN CITY AND COU NTY.
DAsHES HERE AND THERE BY OUR
REPORTERS.

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The Salem Boys School opens on tn
29th.
The Kernersville High Schools open
next Monday.
old papers for sale at this Office at 2
cents per hundred.
-Patronize our advertisers. They ar
all reliable business men.
Let our country friends look after tn
public roads before winter comes.
Eight or ten of our mechanics speak O
going to Admission, Ala, next Monday.
Send your Job Printing to THE SENTI
MEL office if You wish neat work at low
prices.
The w. C. T. q. Convention ofthe 9Th Dis
trict of North Carolina will be held in thi.
city, August 25th
Mr.. l. w. Durham has purchased the
handsome residence of Mr.. z. J. Allen on
Fourth Street.
Next Sunday will be observed by the
Moravians as "Children's Day." with appro-
pirate exercises conducted
The Prohibitionist of the Twin-C City
viii hold a meeting in the Reform Club
Hall next Monday night
-Kernersville wants bank. The Neus
thinks there is sufficient business done to
make it paying enterprise
No collar, no dog-thats what Mayor
Buford says. Buy Fido check, it costs
Hnfl and I,
The colored excursion to Greensboro
on Monday sold 600 whole tickets and 122
half tickets. They cleared about $3.50.
The S4th annual session of the Salem
Female Academy opens on Tuesd ay, Both
inst, with large attendance anticipated
Married, near Walkertown, this coun-
ty, August IL, by E. w Linyille, Esq Mr.
VIM. p. Walker and Miss Arminta Jones.
Winston, like Greensboro, failed to
"effulge" on the night appointed. However,
they do say the lights will be turned on this
week
Mr.. B. j. Shepherd was summoned on
Friday last to the bedside of his brother,
Mr.. John Shepherd, former citisen of Wins
ton, but now of Salisbury
-Agitate. Turn on the light Let every
man in the Twin-City talk ov er enterprises
that will benefit the town. After the talk,
then the work. Lend hand
Mr.. J. w. Masten, prosperous farmer
of this county, raised $50 bushels of oats
this year which he sold at 40 cents per
buShal aS soon I'll recbol
The Union Grove Reform Club will
give q picnic and festival at their Chapel
on the fret Saturday in September. They
speak of erecting a new hall
Salem is agitating the sewerage ques-
ton. Mr.. Ludlow has been making sur
vey and we hope soon to have good sys.
tenn of sewerage-the towns need it badly.
The SENTINEL anticipates better times
for the people, Our manufacturers are
daily making large shipments of tobacco,
and everything is indicative of "better times
d comin'''
Mr.. Lee w. Masten has accepted po-
sition on THE SENTINEL as travelling agent
and correspondent. Any favors shown him
by the people will be Oily appreciated by
TEE SENTINEL
Tuesday was gala day for the pic
nlcers. The NJ. E. S. s., enioy-
ed day of pleasure at the farm of Mr.. W
NJ. Hinshaw. Over $50 went from the
church in vehicles
We ere told that if our tobacco manu-
facturers continue to receive orders for the
weed as they have in the past 80 DAYS, very
little manufactured tobacco will be on hand
at the close of the working season.
About fifteen or twenty of our citizens
attended the Friends Yearly Meeting at
High Point Sunday, each of whom report a
pleasant trip. There were some three or
four thousand people in atte ndance
"A protracted meeting will commence in
the Norayian Church at Bethania on Sun
day next, 31st inst, also at Olivet near
Pfafftown on the first Sunday in September,
and will contidue several days at each
place.
IL is E. j. Allen, the Jeweller, and not
). +. Allen, the hardware man, that is going
to Tennessee. Cspt. S. E. Allen saws he
sis here to stay and we are glad of it. He
is an energetic business man, one of credit
to our community.
-Watermelons The very finest in the
land. At the big coffee pot in Salem this
week we saw one melon weighing &c pounds,
and 10 aggregating 500 pounds P.S.-
This is the truth and they say it wasn't
good day for watermelons either.
-"Pm banking on the fact that we'll soon |
have another bank with over 500, 900 capt. |
sal was the remark punsterious man Of |
business rel fail around at Hetel Fountain
the other night, and, from several bees |
buzzing, We are inclined to believe he has |
foundation for his assertion.
We tender our thanks to our townsman. |
Mr.. M. w. N,rfeet. of the Executive Com |
mittee of the Tobacco Board of Trade for an |
invitation to attend the Tobacco Convention |
at Morehead. We would be glad to be |
there and help smoke the pipe of peace but
must forego the pleasure.
She is, Brother The Mt. Airy .Ne,cs
says Stokes county man gives the pros
porous town of Winston some hard iolts in
the Germanton paper. It says }, Winste
should be kind to Stokes and Surry. She |
has made fortunes out of the trade of these
Two big SIS since the Salem branch was
constructed"
Speaking Of the electric light, SO lights
are not enough for the town. stWinston /